Musket

Here we go! My favorite addition to SC 1.28 - the musket. I've got some general info and crafting recipes today ;)

The Recipaedia description for the musket is "A musket can be used to fire musket balls or buckshot". Musket balls are for hunting large animals, and buckshot is for birds. But keep in mind that the musket balls can't bring down large animals with one shot every time.

To load the musket, open the edit screen using the paper icon on the right of your screen. Then, in the following sequence, drag gunpowder*, a cotton wad, and a musket ball or buckshot into the musket. Firing is nearly the same as a crossbow or bow. Tap and hold the screen until you see the crosshairs, wait for the click-sound, and then aim and release your finger to fire.

*Crafting recipe for gunpowder can be found on SC wiki, link at bottom of page.

Crafting is quite expensive. You will need: 2 planks, 2 iron blocks, and 1 iron rod. Place them into the crafting table as shown:



Recipe yields 1 musket.

As for the musket ball, they are fairly easy to craft. One iron rod yields 4 musket balls:



Buckshot is a bit more expensive, needing 4 musket balls to produce 4 buckshots. It is a spread shot, made up of 8 smaller pieces:




The musket does seem to be a sufficient investment. Looks like I'm gonna hafta go mining for some more iron, and possibly expand my cotton farm!!

Hope you all enjoyed this post, it's the last one for 2015!! Can't wait to see what 2016 brings for SC. There are some helpful links below ;)

LINKS:
http://survivalcraftgame.wikia.com/wiki/Musket
http://survivalcraftgame.wikia.com/wiki/Musket_Ball
http://survivalcraftgame.wikia.com/wiki/Buckshot

http://survivalcraftgame.wikia.com/wiki/Gunpowder
http://survivalcraftgame.wikia.com/wiki/Cotton_Wad

http://survivalcraftgame.wikia.com/wiki/Solid_Iron_Block
http://survivalcraftgame.wikia.com/wiki/Rod
http://survivalcraftgame.wikia.com/wiki/Planks

Survivalcraft 1.28 - Part 3

This is the moment the previous posts have been leading up to!! Fireworks!! :D

I'm super excited about this. I'm sure everyone will be having fun with these ;) I don't have a crafting recipe yet, but again, I'll provide a post on that soon ;)

But here is the pic Kaalus provided us:


I think it looks great!! :D I'm super excited to use it. Kaalus also provided a video to show the fireworks in action, so check out his blog to see that.

There are 8 shapes and 8 colors of firework for a total of 256 different variants. There are also 2 altitudes: low and high. Lets all give a round of applause to Kaalus for that!! I'm truly amazed.

Anyway... the 8 shapes:

1. Small burst
2. Large burst
3. Circle
4. Disc
5. Ball
6. Short trails
7. Long trails
8. Flat trails

And 8 colors:

1. Small burst
2. Large burst
3. Circle
4. Disc
5. Ball
6. Short trails
7. Long trails
8. Flat trails

I think this is the most progressive update yet!! We now have a firearm and some entertainment ;) I never would have thought we would be getting fireworks in SC!! Another surprise from Kaalus ;)

I'll be back soon (hopefully Wednesday) to provide more info and things. But for now, happy surviving and Merry (early) Christmas ;)



Check out previous posts:

Part 1: http://survivalcraftchartreusenarwhal.blogspot.com/2015/12/survivalcraft-128-part-1.html

Part 2: http://survivalcraftchartreusenarwhal.blogspot.com/2015/12/survivalcraft-128-part-2.html

Survivalcraft 1.28 - Part 2

Part 2 is here!

Kaalus has provided something I haven't thought much of: iron ladders and signs. I had thought an iron ladder would be nice, but the signs completely took me by surprise!! The iron ladders are slimmer than the wooden ones, so that's always nice. I wonder what kind of sound effect will come along - if any - with it?? I do kinda like the creaky sound the wooden ones make :P




The iron signs can be hung upside down!! And another new item comes with these: the dispenser. Kaalus has provided a video showing how is works on his blog, so I encourage you to check that out. (The link to his blog is provided in the right margin of your screen.) Here's the picture he provided:



I tried to crop the picture, but this computer is acting up :/ So not only do you get to see the new item, but the beautiful desert-ish scenery :)

Awesome. Just found a good pic on the Spanish SC  Wiki. (Link on right margin of screen - I encourage you to visit if you speak Spanish!!)



The crafting recipe requires 7 planks, 1 bow, and 1 germanium crystal. I don't have a picture available yet, but I'll provide it in the near future.

That's all here. Survivalcraft 1.28 - Part 3 will provide the rest.



Check out parts 1 and 3:

Part 1: http://survivalcraftchartreusenarwhal.blogspot.com/2015/12/survivalcraft-128-part-1.html

Part 3: http://survivalcraftchartreusenarwhal.blogspot.com/2015/12/survivalcraft-128-part-3.html

Survivalcraft 1.28 - Part 1

Hello all! So sorry to have been away for so long again! There hadn't been much activity from Kaalus, and I'm still having issues with my internet connection. But since 1.28 has sooooo much, I'm gonna do this in a few parts. So stand by, and enjoy!!

1st off, we now have cracks instead of progress circles. I kinda liked the progress circle, but we'll see how this goes ;) Here's the picture Kaalus provided:




It looks pretty realistic, which I'm happy about. But what I'm most excited for is the new firearm: the musket!! It looks more like a rifle, but I like the look.




I'm just glad it will be easier to hunt on horseback now!! I have always liked to hunt on horseback, but it is a pain to retrieve arrows from all directions!! Anyway... I'll have a post next week providing the crafting recipe and some additional info. on our new addition :)

The only thing I'm worried about is scaring my animals... I'm assuming it won't scare the steed I'm riding while firing, but I certainly don't wanna scare my cows, ostriches, or other steeds!! I guess this will be for hunting farther off ;)

Kaalus provided us a great picture of the musket and player on horseback:




I'm super excited! I have been waiting for a firearm!!

That's all for this post. Survivalcraft 1.28 - Part 2 is up next



Check out Parts 2 and 3:

Part 2: http://survivalcraftchartreusenarwhal.blogspot.com/2015/12/survivalcraft-128-part-2.html

Part 3: http://survivalcraftchartreusenarwhal.blogspot.com/2015/12/survivalcraft-128-part-3.html